NFL veteran Roberto Wallace joins Breaffy battle

Roberto Wallace is not the first visitor from the United States to come to Ireland looking for an unique experience but he is certainly the first American football star to line out for Aidan O’Shea’s Breaffy club in Mayo.

A cold, wet, Saturday morning in Mayo playing a challenge match for Breaffy against local rivals Parke was certainly out of his comfort zone.

Wallace is more used to the sun in San Diego, Miami, or Tennessee. But the 29-year-old former NFL wide receiver stood up to the challenge and although he didn’t score, he added a large degree of physicality to the full-forward line.